Open Letters, from Anne Applebaum

Open Letters, from Anne Applebaum

Planning for a techno-oligarchic regime

with Tim Miller of the Bulwark

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Anne Applebaum
Dec 16, 2024
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I talked to Tim Miller, about the US and a lot of other places. We discussed how corruption and oligarchy lead to poverty, how dictatorships decline slowly and then quickly, why the obstacle to ending the war in Ukraine is Putin, not Zelensky, and more. We mentioned my article on Syria, which is here, if you missed it.

Enjoy!

And here’s another, fancier…

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